Posts By Jo Bromilow
The miseducation of The Bold Type’s Jane Sloan: When a teaching moment goes wrong in women’s TV
July 22, 2018 | Jo BromilowWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 7 of The Bold Type Season 2. Not seen it? Read our spoiler-free review of the second season’s opening episodes here.
Primetime (women-led) TV shows are riddled with tropes. Giggles over cocktails, frank conversations … Read More
First look UK TV review: The Bold Type Season 2
June 20, 2018 | Jo BromilowA compelling return from a fun show flexing a new formula. Bright, bold and infinitely bingeable. What more could you ask for?Read More
Ambition, anger, and the complexity of female power in Jessica Jones
March 25, 2018 | Jo BromilowWarning: This contains spoilers for Jessica Jones Season 2. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes here.
Season 2 of Jessica Jones dropping on International Women’s Day was a nice slice of PR/scheduling zing, but it’s … Read More
Why you should be watching The Bold Type
February 18, 2018 | Jo BromilowThere’s something about New York, isn’t there? The city that has become, in the modern age, the very idea of the big city and the associated challenges that come with it. The various TV shows made in and around it … Read More
VOD film review: Wonder Woman
September 27, 2017 | Jo BromilowOptimistic, determined and rooted in hopeful strength, Wonder Woman is the superhero movie we need.Read More
Why you need Gossip Girl in your life
September 19, 2017 | Jo BromilowLet Gossip Girl be the most stylish slanket you rock this fall. You know you love it. XOXO.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Top of the Lake: China Girl (spoilers)
August 31, 2017 | Jo BromilowWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Top of the Lake: China Girl? Read our spoiler-free review here.
So another season of Jane Campion’s visceral, moody and at times straight-up nasty Top Of The Lake has rolled on by us. And, … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Top of the Lake: China Girl
July 26, 2017 | Jo BromilowTop of the Lake’s second season is dark, bleak and incredibly well-crafted.Read More
VOD film review: Nocturnal Animals
July 16, 2017 | Jo BromilowTom Ford’s tale-within-a-tale is a dark, sinister, strangely mesmerising thriller.Read More
Screw Tinder: Why Fleabag is the only date you need
October 6, 2016 | Jo BromilowAh, autumn. The time when tan lines start to fade and lounging under trees in a park with some dude who works in “media” until it’s too cold and you’re too drunk to see straight is no longer a suitable … Read More